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Background imageWounds Collection: Saint Teresa of Avila

Saint Teresa of Avila
SAINT TERESA OF AVILA (upper left) she narrates her vision to her confessor; (lower left) she dies; (right) an angel wounds her heart with divine fire

Background imageWounds Collection: The Death of Ellen Bright at Wombwells Menagerie, 1850

The Death of Ellen Bright at Wombwells Menagerie, 1850
Engraving showing Ellen Bright (1832-1850), a Lion Queen animal trainer, being attacked by a tiger during the course of a performance at Wombwells Menagerie, Chatham, January 1850

Background imageWounds Collection: WW1 / 1915 / AIR / COURTRAI

WW1 / 1915 / AIR / COURTRAI
Rhodes-Moorhouse bombs the railway at Courtrai, wins the Victoria Cross but dies of his wounds. Date: 26 April 1915

Background imageWounds Collection: Death of Richard I

Death of Richard I
Richard I, dying of his wounds during a minor engagement in France, pardons Bertrand, the archer who shot him

Background imageWounds Collection: Elizabeth Brownrigg

Elizabeth Brownrigg (1720-1767) was an 18th-century English murderer. Her victim, Mary Clifford, was one of her domestic servants, who died from cumulative injuries and associated infected wounds

Background imageWounds Collection: Diomedes, assisted by Minerva, wounds Mars by Tegeo

Diomedes, assisted by Minerva, wounds Mars by Tegeo
Rafael Tegeo (1798-1856). Spanish painter. Diomedes, assisted by Minerva, wounds Mars, 1831. Museum of Fine Arts. Murcia. Murcia Region. Spain. Date: 2019

Background imageWounds Collection: The Savior showing his sores. Gothic. Chapel of The Savior

The Savior showing his sores. Gothic. Chapel of The Savior
Gothic image of the Savior showing his sores. It dates from the 14th century and was Integrated in the 1532 polychrome stone altarpiece, work of Juan de Alava

Background imageWounds Collection: Death of Admiral Robert Blake from old wounds, on board ship, within sight of Plymouth

Death of Admiral Robert Blake from old wounds, on board ship, within sight of Plymouth, 17 August 1657. He was regarded as the Father of the Royal Navy

Background imageWounds Collection: Dance of the whirling Dervishes

Dance of the whirling Dervishes of Mawlawi Tawagozi. Sufi Dervishes in tall hats dance in a circle to accompaniment by musicians on drums, psaltery and sistrum. Ballo dei Dervisch Mewlewi

Background imageWounds Collection: Decorative plate from Desvres, Artois, France

Decorative plate from Desvres, Artois, France, showing the crucifixion by Francois Caus, 1785. Angels catching blood spurting from his wounds

Background imageWounds Collection: Emblems and heraldic shields

Emblems and heraldic shields
An angel holding a shield with chalice and wafer M, the five wounds of Christ N, and various heraldic shields. Paintings on the south wall of the Chancel

Background imageWounds Collection: First-aid post near the Jami Masjid Mosque in Old Delhi

First-aid post near the Jami Masjid Mosque in Old Delhi
Wounds being dressed at the post before the people were sent on to refugee camps which have had to be established on the outskirts of the city since the outbreak of communcal massacres

Background imageWounds Collection: War Wounds Slowly Mending - repairs to towns in France

War Wounds Slowly Mending - repairs to towns in France
Restoring the devastated towns of Northern France. Montage of sketches by Helen McKie showing the careful rebuilding and restoration of towns in France devastated during the First World War

Background imageWounds Collection: Studio photograph of a British soldier

Studio photograph of a British soldier in khaki uniform. Printed by The Clock Tower Studios, 1 Marine Terrace, Elephant Hill, Margate. On the reverse is written Feb 8th 1915. To Madam From 10608 Pte

Background imageWounds Collection: Jean Ant Et Championnet

Jean Ant Et Championnet
JEAN ANTOINE ETIENNE CHAMPIONNET, French general chiefly in Italy, died of wounds while fighting the Austrians. Date: 1762 - 1800

Background imageWounds Collection: Eyre Coote (Younger) 3

Eyre Coote (Younger) 3
Sir EYRE COOTE (the younger) (nephew of the elder) Military commander whose long and distinguished career terminated in eccentricity, brought on by his wounds. Date: 1763 - 1823

Background imageWounds Collection: Eyre Coote (Younger) 2

Eyre Coote (Younger) 2
Sir EYRE COOTE (the younger) (nephew of the elder) Military commander whose long and distinguished career terminated in eccentricity, brought on by his wounds. Date: 1763 - 1823

Background imageWounds Collection: Eyre Coote (Younger) 1

Eyre Coote (Younger) 1
Sir EYRE COOTE (the younger) (nephew of the elder) Military commander whose long and distinguished career terminated in eccentricity, brought on by his wounds. Date: 1763 - 1823

Background imageWounds Collection: Fakir with Hooks in Back

Fakir with Hooks in Back
Placing hooks in the back of a fakir : not only is the process painful, but the wounds will fester and lead to further pain, apart from the discomfort Date: circa 1900

Background imageWounds Collection: Parable / Good Samaritan

Parable / Good Samaritan
GOOD SAMARITAN - tends the victims wounds at the roadside

Background imageWounds Collection: Miniature - Lieutenant Robert (Roy) Scovell Richardson

Miniature - Lieutenant Robert (Roy) Scovell Richardson
Oval portrait miniature on ivory of Lieutenant Robert (Roy) Scovell Richardson. Engraved on case, verso - Lieutenant Robert Scovell Richardson, MC, Machine Gun Corps. Born 8th May 1893

Background imageWounds Collection: Death Plaque in the name of Private Frederick George Styles

Death Plaque in the name of Private Frederick George Styles
Death Plaque in the name of 7134 Private Frederick George Styles, 1st Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Born Lambeth, Surrey. Enlisted London

Background imageWounds Collection: Lieutenant Arthur Hugh Batten-Pooll wounded

Lieutenant Arthur Hugh Batten-Pooll wounded
Lieutenant Arthur Hugh Batten-Pooll (Royal Munster Fusiliers) shown at the moment a bomb explodes and severely wounds him

Background imageWounds Collection: Honor Dorothy Leigh by Madame Yevonde

Honor Dorothy Leigh by Madame Yevonde
Honor Dorothy Leigh (1892-1982) by Madame Yevonde. She was the only daughter of John Blundell Leigh. She had just become engaged to Lieutenant the Hon

Background imageWounds Collection: Advert for Sanitas - family antiseptic for wounds 1937

Advert for Sanitas - family antiseptic for wounds 1937
Just a small wound but.... I never run the risk of blood poisoning. As soon as any member of my family gets a scratch or cut, let alone a more serious wound, I instantly apply Sanitas

Background imageWounds Collection: Advertisement for Sanitas disinfectant, WW1

Advertisement for Sanitas disinfectant, WW1
Wartime advertisement for Sanitas disinfectant, by appointment to King George V -- don t use German disinfectants. Sanitas Fluid for washing wounds, purifying the air of sick rooms, etc

Background imageWounds Collection: James Sam. Wadsworth

James Sam. Wadsworth
Brigadier=general JAMES SAMUEL WADSWORTH American soldier in the Union army, distinguished himself at Gettysburg but died of wounds sustained in the Wilderness. Date: 1807 - 1864

Background imageWounds Collection: Japanese sailor and soldier are tending to the wounds in the

Japanese sailor and soldier are tending to the wounds in the legs and back of a Russian soldier. Date 1905

Background imageWounds Collection: Russian general, possibly meant to be A. N. Kuropatkin, holdi

Russian general, possibly meant to be A. N. Kuropatkin, holdi
Russian general, possibly meant to be A.N. Kuropatkin, holdi

Background imageWounds Collection: Know him by this sign - the medical caduceus The wounds of w

Know him by this sign - the medical caduceus The wounds of war are not all healed. US Army Medical Department recruiting poster showing bust portrait of man wearing hat

Background imageWounds Collection: Eadbald converted by Laurence

Eadbald converted by Laurence
Laurence, Archbishop of Canterbury, shows his lacerated body to King Eadbald of Kent. The wounds were the result of a vision in which St Peter whipped him in order to convince Laurence that he should

Background imageWounds Collection: Male Child found dead -- reward poster

Male Child found dead -- reward poster

Background imageWounds Collection: Australian medical centre, Becourt Chateau, France, WW1

Australian medical centre, Becourt Chateau, France, WW1
An Australian medical centre in Becourt Chateau, northern France, during the First World War. Showing Australian soldiers having their wounds dressed. Date: July 1916

Background imageWounds Collection: Women War Work - WWI

Women War Work - WWI
A nurse cares for a wounded soldier - WWI. A card series examining the role women played during the war. Doing their Date: circa 1916

Background imageWounds Collection: British Ballad, The Twa Brothers

British Ballad, The Twa Brothers
THE TWA BROTHERS. Popular British Ballad. Two brothers are wrestling when a blade that one of them is carrying mortally wounds the other

Background imageWounds Collection: Gunshots in a Tavern

Gunshots in a Tavern
Customers in a tavern in Fourmies, France, duck for cover as gun shots are fired inside the building

Background imageWounds Collection: The Horrors of Peace

The Horrors of Peace
Three soldiers home on leave during World War I, with wounds discover to their surprise that, compared to a hair-raising motor car ride with their lady companion driver

Background imageWounds Collection: Armand Carrel Honoured

Armand Carrel Honoured
At the cimetiere de Saint- Mande, a crowd pay homage to Armand Carrel, a fervent republican who died of his wounds after a duel with Girardin

Background imageWounds Collection: An airman who won the V. C

An airman who won the V. C
Captain John Aidan Liddell of 3rd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Royal Flying Corps who won the Victoria Cross after safely flying

Background imageWounds Collection: Portrait of Sir Joseph Lister

Portrait of Sir Joseph Lister
Born in Essex in 1827, he received his degree from University College, London. In 1860 he became a Surgeon at Glasows Royal Infirmary, where he researched the cause of infections

Background imageWounds Collection: Lion Licks Wounds

Lion Licks Wounds
The British lion licks its wounds

Background imageWounds Collection: Electro-magnetic surgery

Electro-magnetic surgery
A tool to aid surgeons in the operating theatre. A electro-magnetic machine to detect and remove metal particles from wounds

Background imageWounds Collection: Paranormal / Stigmata

Paranormal / Stigmata
A nun receives the stigmata of Jesuss wounds directly from Jesus himself, an interesting illustration which depicts the actual process, whereby the marks are transmitted by rays

Background imageWounds Collection: Terrorist V Zassulich

Terrorist V Zassulich
Vera Zasulich (1849-1919), a leading nihilist, shoots and wounds police chief Trepov in retaliation for his brutality : she is tried but acquitted by a sympathetic court

Background imageWounds Collection: Terrorist V Zasulich

Terrorist V Zasulich
Vera Zasulich (1849-1919), a leading nihilist, shoots and wounds police chief Trepov in retaliation for his brutality : she is tried but acquitted by a sympathetic court

Background imageWounds Collection: After Students Duel 1

After Students Duel 1
Red-capped Heidelberg students with their colleague who has just fought a Mensur (fencing bout) while a doctor attends to his wounds of honour

Background imageWounds Collection: Duel / Warren Hastngs

Duel / Warren Hastngs
HASTINGS v FRANCIS Warren Hastings wounds his opponent Philip Francis, in India



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